Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN rights body passes Pakistan motion on religious hatred after Koran burning
GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a disputed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of the burning of a Koran in Sweden, prompting concern by Western ...
Jul 12, 2023
Beijing’s regulatory crackdown wipes $1.1 trln off Chinese Big Tech
By Donny Kwok and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's major tech companies have shed more than $1 trillion in value -equivalent to the entire Dutch economy - since the government's regulatory ...
Jul 12, 2023
Concern About Mosquitoes & EEE Grow After Two Positive Pool Tests
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) – A dry late spring into early summer hasn’t prevented an annual scourge from returning. Last week, the Barry-Eaton District Health Department repor...
Jul 12, 2023
Italian artist Pistoletto’s ‘Venus of the Rags’ destroyed by fire in Naples
ROME (Reuters) - An open-air installation of "Venus of the Rags", one of the most famous works by top Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, has been destroyed by an overnight fire in Na...
Jul 12, 2023
Malaysian art studio behind The Last of Us, Spider-Man games plans IPO – sources
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lemon Sky Studios, the Malaysian art and animation company involved in videogames such as Square Enix's "Final Fantasy XVI" and Marvel's Spider-Man game titles...
Jul 12, 2023
Iran summons Russian ambassador over statement on three islands – State Media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran summoned the Russian ambassador on Wednesday over a joint statement by Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council about three islands disputed by the United Arab Emirates, accordin...
Jul 12, 2023
A century on, Hemingway’s prose lures revellers to Spain’s Pamplona
By Susana Vera and David Latona PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - The bell tolls - eight chimes. A fuse is lit and a rocket takes off. The pen doors open and out burst 12 behemoths - six bulls and six steer...
Jul 12, 2023
New Zealand set for hung parliament in October vote, poll shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand is heading towards a hung parliament after an October election, according to polling published on Wednesday that showed support for major parties slipping to the benefit...
Jul 12, 2023
China says it does not accept Philippines’ 2016 South China Sea arbitration win
BEIJING (Reuters) - China does not accept or recognise the Philippines' South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal ruling from 2016, which concluded Beijing's claim to almost the entire South China Sea was gro...
Jul 12, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy outlines priorities for NATO summit meetings
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the priorities at talks with NATO leaders on Wednesday were new military aid packages, a NATO membership invitation and security guarantee...
Jul 12, 2023
